cd: string not in pwd

[Dragonizedpizza]

Describe the bug

When I run cd Hurr*, I get the error cd: string not in pwd: Hurricano.

Steps to reproduce

1. Clone a repository via git.
2. Attempt to cd into it with *, like cd SomeDir*, where SomeDir is SomeDirectory.

Expected behavior

Expected it to change into the correct directory.

Screenshots and recordings

OS / Distro

Ubuntu 18.04

Zsh version

Zsh 5.4

Terminal emulator

Gnome Terminal

If using WSL on Windows, which version of WSL

No response

Additional context

I use zsh-autocomplete.

[rwmitchell]

Just curious, why are you using a wildcard (cd only takes 1 arg) when [TAB] (still a single character and '*' is actually 2, [SHIFT]-8) should expand to the proper thing?

[mcornella]

There are many issues like this one. cd expects one argument, if you pass a glob that expands to more than one that's the behavior you get.

Duplicate of #6452 #9354

[Dragonizedpizza]

There are many issues like this one. cd expects one argument, if you pass a glob that expands to more than one that's the behavior you get.

but it doesn't expand to more than one

[rwmitchell]

There are many issues like this one. cd expects one argument, if you pass a glob that expands to more than one that's the behavior you get.

but it doesn't expand to more than one

My own testing shows that not to be the case. Using cd with a wildcard in a directory name that matches a single entry, works. Giving cd multiple arguments gives the error you reported. Again, just use [TAB] - fewer keystrokes and it'll show any additional matches.

[rwmitchell]

There are many issues like this one. cd expects one argument, if you pass a glob that expands to more than one that's the behavior you get.

Surprisingly (to me) that isn't true. It'll take 2:

[Dragonizedpizza]

There are many issues like this one. cd expects one argument, if you pass a glob that expands to more than one that's the behavior you get.

but it doesn't expand to more than one

My own testing shows that not to be the case. Using cd with a wildcard in a directory name that matches a single entry, works. Giving cd multiple arguments gives the error you reported. Again, just use [TAB] - fewer keystrokes and it'll show any additional matches.

All I did was clone a repo (which has a 1 word name), and couldn't cd into it with a wild card.

[mcornella]

Surprisingly (to me) that isn't true. It'll take 2:

See the old new form of cd. That's the behavior on more than one arguments. If there is no old part in pwd, you get the mentioned error.

All I did was clone a repo (which has a 1 word name), and couldn't cd into it with a wild card.

Wasn't there another file or directory starting with Hurr? What does print -l Hurr* show?

[Dragonizedpizza]

Surprisingly (to me) that isn't true. It'll take 2:

See the old new form of cd. That's the behavior on more than one arguments. If there is no old part in pwd, you get the mentioned error.

All I did was clone a repo (which has a 1 word name), and couldn't cd into it with a wild card.

Wasn't there another file or directory starting with Hurr? What does print -l Hurr* show?

[rwmitchell]

And that is why it is failing which is exactly what we’ve been saying but you refused to read.

[Dragonizedpizza]

I thought it only picks the first case, sorry for all the trouble 😅

[rwmitchell]

Reread all the responses carefully for any indication your expectations match the answers given. You completely avoided trying any of the suggestions.